Information about #686B56 color

#686B56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#686B56 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 107, 86) — 40.8% red, 42% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 8 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#686B56 is a calm, restrained golden yellow that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Siam (#686B50). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chain Reaction (#6C695A) and Paddock (#667156).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 107, 86) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686B56: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #686B56 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#686B56 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#686B56 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #686B56

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Siam color link
Siam

#686B50

Paddock color link
Paddock

#667156

Evolution color link
Evolution

#676455

Peat color link
Peat

#716B56

Double Tapa color link
Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

Socrates color link
Socrates

#716D59

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Climate color link
Climate

#6E6D5E

Crocodile color link
Crocodile

#706950

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686B56
  • RGB104, 107, 86
  • CMYK1, 0, 8, 58
  • CSSrgb(104, 107, 86)
  • HSL69°, 11%, 38%
  • HSL Precise68.571°, 10.881%, 37.843%
  • HSV69°, 20%, 42%
  • HSB69°, 20%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.420, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.420, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.420, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID686B56
  • DECIMAL ID6843222
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01